Modric had a good view of the overall situation and vision. In the face of Lucas' interference, he accurately transferred the ball to Juan Mata's feet.
Finnan came up to intercept Mata. Mata did not entangle with Finnan. He immediately passed the ball to Montari, who came up to receive him.
Montari did not let the ball stay at his feet. Instead, he passed it back to Carlos!
On the sidelines, the Liverpool manager, Benítez, saw the ball turn around and return to Carlos's feet. A smile appeared on his face. Inter Milan looked like they really did not intend to continue to pursue the offense. Li Ang's purpose was obviously to waste time and maintain their one-goal lead in the first half of the game.
At this moment, Inter Milan's seemingly slow passing style suddenly changed!
Carlos directly passed the ball to the side, and then people saw Inter Milan's captain, Zanetti, had already plugged in at high speed.
Zanetti did not stop the ball. He dribbled the ball and accelerated!
The Inter Milan's old captain's forward dribbling brought the entire rhythm up!
Inter Milan suddenly sped up!
Aurelio panicked and went to intercept Zanetti!
Zanetti stopped abruptly and passed the ball horizontally!
In the middle, Modric received the ball!
*****
Alonso came up to defend against Modric. Modric blocked his position at the same time as he received the ball, blocking Alonso behind him. Then he suddenly accelerated with the ball. Before Alonso could catch up and get close, Modric suddenly ran a diagonal pass straight into the ball.
Diego Milito ran along the route of the ball. At the same time, Mata also ran in a cross position to run over here!
The intersection of the two men's diagonal cross position was in the route of the ball, which also meant that both men were likely to get the ball!
Then, what people saw was: Arshavin received the ball!
The Liverpool players were deceived by Inter Milan's frequent movement and movement!
Everyone was attracted by the running of Diego Milito and Mata, so much so that Arshavin's astute positioning was able to control the football on the running route of the football.
Arshavin made a feint and deceived the Liverpool veteran, Hyypia, who rushed forward.
Then, the Russian international deftly pulled the football and rushed past Hyypia into the penalty area.
Arshavin, who had rushed into the penalty area, did not hesitate and decisively swung his right leg to shoot.
The football left the ground and flew straight to the far corner of the goal.
Liverpool's goalkeeper, Reina, reacted quickly.
He threw his weight out and tried his best to extend his arm. He succeeded and managed to poke the football out!
*****
"A beautiful save!!" The English commentator shouted. The save was so crucial that it made people's blood boil. "Reina has saved Liverpool!"
The Liverpool fans were just about to start cheering when they exclaimed …
"Diego Milito!" The Italian commentator, Ferrari, shouted excitedly.
Diego Milito rushed to the landing point of the football. Carragher was beside him. He stuck close to Milito. However, his reaction was slower than Milito's just now, so he started a little slower. Now he only hoped that his pressure could make Diego Milito make a mistake and miss the opportunity to shoot.
Diego Milito was competing with Carragher physically. He held Carragher and swept his leg towards the football.
At the same time, a man's foot also appeared in Milito's line of sight.
"Gerrard!!!" The English commentator shouted nervously and excitedly. The captain's timely return to defend gave them hope.
The football that Milito kicked was blocked by Gerrard's outstretched leg. The football bounced up and was above the two people's heads. At this time, Reina had just got up. He looked at the bouncing football. Because Gerrard and Milito were in front of him, he did not have the time and confidence to directly pick up the football. In a flash, Reina chose the safest way. He punched the football in the air!
"Reina! He has hit the football out! "
Whether it was the Liverpool fans or the Inter Milan fans, their hearts almost stopped beating at this moment.
The chaotic battle in front of the goal made everyone hold their breath.
Especially the Liverpool fans. Just when they thought they had escaped again and were ready to breathe a sigh of relief, their hearts were in their mouths again.
*****
Mata was fighting for the landing point of the football in the penalty area. In the fight with Lucas, who was a head taller than him, the short Mata desperately jumped up and shook his head with all his might. He actually successfully grabbed the header and completed the header pass!
The football flew towards the top of the penalty area arc!
A player wearing an Inter Milan jersey appeared at the top of the penalty area arc. There was no one guarding beside him!
In front of him was the falling football!
In such a dangerous area, there was no one guarding!
The Liverpool fans' hearts tightened. Then when they saw clearly who the Inter Milan player was, they inexplicably felt relieved.
In the previous series of shots and chaos in the penalty area, the Liverpool players relaxed their protection of the top of the penalty arc. The player who appeared there was Juan Carlos!
Facing the falling football, Carlos swung his long leg and seemed to be ready to directly volley the ball!
On the sidelines, when the Inter Milan coaching staff saw clearly that it was Carlos who appeared there and that he seemed to be planning to directly volley the ball, both Banderas and Mihajlović had a look of regret. Why was it Juan Mata's header to Juan Carlos? Why was it not Juan Carlos's header to Juan Mata?! Why was it Carlos who appeared there? Why was it not Modric?!
The Inter Milan fans in the stands and in front of the TV also had the same regretful expression as them!
Although Carlos also scored goals during his three years at Inter Milan, even Carlos himself once thought that his long shots were blessed by Lady Luck.
This led to the current situation. When the Liverpool fans saw that it was Carlos who appeared to be ready to volley the ball, the Liverpool fans were overjoyed, while the Inter Milan fans held their heads in regret.
*****
Finnan rushed over. Although he did not think that Carlos's shot would be a threat, out of the awareness of a defender, he still came over and intended to use his body to block the shot.
The football fell.
Carlos swung his leg and hit the lower part of the football …
This ball did not hit the plane! This was Finnan's first reaction!
Then he felt a gust of cold wind where his testicles were!
Incredibly, the football was blocked by Carlos in the air. There was no anti-aircraft fire. The football suddenly jumped forward and whizzed between Finnan's legs!
A gust of wind brushed past Ireland's two balls and flew between Finnan's legs!
Reina had just gotten up from the ground. His reaction was fast, but his vision was blocked. When he saw the football pass between Finnan's legs, avoid the crowd and long legs in the penalty area, and fly straight to the front of the goal, he was obviously half a beat too slow to pounce.
The Liverpool goalkeeper, who was in the air, saw the football fly over his body. It was extremely fast and powerful. It rushed into the net and rolled up the snow-white net!
Behind the net, countless cameras were aimed at the goalkeeper. Countless shutters were pressed and flashes were flashing. It was like the stars in the night sky of Anfield …
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